New Hampshire just did something rare in politics: lawmakers from both parties agreed that children's personal data should not be for sale.

On June 20, 2025, Governor Kelly Ayotte signed House Bill 1460 into law. Starting January 1, 2027, businesses in New Hampshire will be banned from selling the online personal data of any child under the age of 13 to a third party. It's a straightforward, commonsense protection — and Massachusetts doesn't have one like it.

Right now, when a child in Massachusetts uses an app, visits a website, or plays an online game, the personal data generated by that activity can be bought and sold by companies without any state-level ban stopping it. The federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) places some limits on how that data can be collected, but it does not outright prohibit companies from selling it. That's the gap New Hampshire just closed — and it's the same gap Massachusetts needs to address.

We're calling on Governor Maura Healey and the Massachusetts state legislature — including the Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure — to pass a law that bans the sale of personal data belonging to children under 13 to third parties. Parents across this state — Republican, Democrat, and independent — should all be able to agree on one thing: a company should not be able to profit by selling information about their young child to strangers.

New Hampshire showed it's possible. Massachusetts should follow.

Sign this petition to urge Governor Healey and state lawmakers to protect the youngest kids in our state from having their data sold.